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Electrophoridae — n. small natural family comprising the electric eels. Syn: family {Electrophoridae}. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Electrophoridae — noun small family comprising the electric eels • Syn: ↑family Electrophoridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cypriniformes, ↑order Cypriniformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fish family — noun any of various families of fish • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Cobitidae, ↑family Cobitidae, ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae, ↑Electrophoridae, ↑family Electrophori … Useful english dictionary
genus Electrophorus — noun type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels • Syn: ↑Electrophorus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Electrophoridae, ↑family Electrophoridae • Member Mer … Useful english dictionary
Cypriniformes — noun an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi • Syn: ↑order Cypriniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacopterygii … Useful english dictionary
order Cypriniformes — noun an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi • Syn: ↑Cypriniformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacopterygii,… … Useful english dictionary
Electric eel — Taxobox name = Electric eel image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Osteichthyes ordo = Gymnotiformes familia = Gymnotidae genus = Electrophorus species = E. electricus binomial = Electrophorus electricus binomial… … Wikipedia
electric eel — n a large eel shaped bony fish (Electrophorus electricus of the family Electrophoridae) of the Orinoco and Amazon basins that is capable of giving a severe shock with electricity generated by a special tract of tissue … Medical dictionary
electric eel — n. any of a family (Electrophoridae) of large, eel shaped cyprinoid fishes of N South America, having special organs that can give severe electric shocks … English World dictionary
Electric fish — Electric eels are fish capable of generating an electrical field. An electric fish is a fish that can generate electric fields. It is said to be electrogenic; a fish that has the ability to detect electric fields is said to be electroreceptive.… … Wikipedia
